Chin support



B. B. JONES ET 'AL CHIN SUPPORT @m. M, 1924 1,5H,;671

Filed Nov. 30. 1923' Patented ct. 14;, 1924 BRINKIY B. JONES AND ERIC O. FIELIDS, 013 MILAN, TENNESSEE.

CHIN SUPPORT.

Application fi1ed November 30, 1923. -Sera1 No. 677,836.

T0 aZZ whom z't may c0ncem:

Be it known that We, BRINKLEY B. JONES and ERIC O. Fmws,oitizens of the United States, residing at Milan, in the county of Gibson and State of Tennessee, have in vented Certain new and useful Improvements in Chin Supports, of which the following is a specifioacion.

This invention is a device for supporting the chain of a corpse while an embalmer is at work upon the same. The objeot of the invention is to provide a simple, light and inexpensive device by which the mouth of the corpse Will be held closed notwithstand ing that the embalmer may find it necessary to shift the position of the body requently while at work. Theinvention also seeks to provide a device for the stated purp0se which, when not in use, Will occupy but very smalL space and may, therefore, be easily oarried in a tool kit. The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing and Will be hereinafter fully set forth.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation showing the device arranged for use, and

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device showing it folded for placement in a kit.

In carrying out the invention, We em ploy a frame bar 1 which is preferably oi stout Wire or light rod material bent into substantially U shape and to the center of this trame bar We seoure a small arcuate plate 2 constituting a ohin rest and adapted to be placed against the point 015 the chin when the device is applied. The chin rest may be secured upon the bar in any convenient manner, and we have illustrated a central post 3 fixed to the baok 01: the ohin rest at the center of the same and through Which the frame bar passes. Rigidity of location of the ohin rest may be attained in any de sired mannen Slidably and frictionally engaged upon the sides of the frame bar 1 are carriers 4, and the ends of the frame bar are equipped with small knobs or other forms of stop 5 to prevent the said carriers being released from the frame bar. These carriers are bowed leaf springs having per forations 6 through which the sioles of the frame bar pass, and it Will be readily understood that the resiliency of the carriers causes the walls of the openings therein to bind yieldably upon the opposite sides of the frame bar so as to frictionally hold the carriers at any point of adjustment upon the frame bars. Disposed between the sides of the frame bar and pivotally attached to the carriers at the centers of the same are head bands 7 and 8 which are resilient metal strips U-shaped, as shown olearly in Fig. 2, whereby they may be disposed over the head of the corpse and, When not in use, Will fit closely within the U-shaped frame bar 1. These head bauds are connected to the carriers by pivots 9 common to both bauds but they have independent pivotal movement and one band is adapted to fit closely within the other so that there Will be no interference with the relative pivot-al movements.

When the device is not in use, it is folded, as shown in Fig. 2, and may then be placed within a small space in a tool kit. VVhen the use of the device is necessary, the head bands are swung upon their pivotal mounting to project beyond the open side or end of the frame bar and pass over the head of the corpse, as olearly shown in Fig. 1. The ohin rest 2 is brought against the chin of the oorpse and the frame bar 1 is then adjusted slidably through the carriers 4 until the head is engaged sufficiently tightly to retain the device in its position. The resilient charaoteristcs of the head bauds permit them to readily accommodate themselves to any irregularities in the head formation so that the device Will be firmly supported upon the head after it has been applied, and the slidable mounting of the carriers 4 upon the frame bar permits the said carriers to be adjusted lOngitudinafly of the frame bar so that the device may be easily adjusted to the length of the head. VVhen applied, the device Will support the ohin so that the mouth Will romain olosed in all positions in Which the head may be placed. The device is exceedingly simple and light and may be produced at a slight eXpense. It oan be easily adjusted and Will operate eflioiently for the purpose for which it is designed.

Having thus described the invention, we daim:

1. A ohin support for embalmers use comprising a frame bar, a chin rest secured thereon, carriers slidably and frictionally engaged With the frame bar, andhead bauds pivotally mound upon said carriers.

2. A ohin support for embalmers use comprising a U-shaped trame bar, a chin rest secured upon said bar at the center of the same, carriers slidably and frictionally mounted upon the sides of the frame bar. 

